Suriname vs Tonga: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Suriname
0.2117
in 2024
Tonga
0.227
in 2024
Suriname rank
35th
Tonga rank
32nd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Suriname
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.227 against 0.2117 in Suriname, a difference of 0.0153.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Suriname ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1716 | 0.2299 | 0.0583 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1491 | 0.1904 | 0.0413 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.1782 | 0.2036 | 0.0254 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.2253 | 0.2416 | 0.0162 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Suriname or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.227 against 0.2117 in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Suriname and Tonga?
- 0.0153, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.